tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post4938014811804340835..comments2017-12-13T21:04:23.492-05:00Comments on The Armchair Genealogist: Help, Which Genealogy Conference Should I Choose?Lynn Palermohttps://plus.google.com/100975135623453997339noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-70997976693436321552011-09-20T20:05:33.121-04:002011-09-20T20:05:33.121-04:00Thanks Kathy, but I already have it bookmark, in f...Thanks Kathy, but I already have it bookmark, in fact I have a page on this blog of all upcoming conferences and links to them.Lynn Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598994683893095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-64247313014989360032011-09-20T18:51:29.229-04:002011-09-20T18:51:29.229-04:00Lynn,
Check out or bookmark this site for info re:...Lynn,<br />Check out or bookmark this site for info re: the NGS Conference.<br />http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_infoKathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-75287503245407894742011-09-20T13:45:55.270-04:002011-09-20T13:45:55.270-04:00Only the first day of FGS had society-focused sess...Only the first day of FGS had society-focused sessions. The other three days were more general. I&#39;m like you, so instead of attending sessions the first day, I volunteered.<br /><br />RootsTech had an energy about it I haven&#39;t seen at other genealogy events. Plus, I&#39;m a huge computer geek, so the intersection of genealogy and technology is right up my alley.MNFamilyHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219791448054464725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-68244026715429363452011-09-20T13:39:31.816-04:002011-09-20T13:39:31.816-04:00Thanks Kerry for weighing in, I agree, I feel like...Thanks Kerry for weighing in, I agree, I feel like they both offer something different, but that leaves I feel like I will be missing out if I choose one over the other, but honestly can see me doing both.Lynn Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598994683893095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-23527632327927108052011-09-20T13:20:55.354-04:002011-09-20T13:20:55.354-04:00I&#39;ve been to RootsTech, and I went to NGS in 2...I&#39;ve been to RootsTech, and I went to NGS in 2002 and 2003. For me, they&#39;re all about the same price (I could conceivably drive to Cincinnati, but the cost of a day&#39;s driving in gas and a day off of work each way is not necessarily cheaper than airfare).<br /><br />If I had only one, I would choose RootsTech. I think this is such an individual thing, though, because for me Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-57949737780095140552011-09-20T11:29:22.468-04:002011-09-20T11:29:22.468-04:00Thanks Marian, then you can certainly appreciate m...Thanks Marian, then you can certainly appreciate my dilemma. I feel the scales tipping again.Lynn Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598994683893095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-31836340913255173492011-09-20T11:20:28.868-04:002011-09-20T11:20:28.868-04:00Lynn,
I would love to go to RootsTech but the two...Lynn,<br /><br />I would love to go to RootsTech but the two biggest strikes against it are the dates and the flights. I live in Boston so I can totally relate to your worry about being snowed in especially after the last winter we had. The weather can really turn a potentially great trip into a disaster.<br /><br />I personally would rather save the $500 each on the airfare and spend the $30 Marian Pierre-Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-22199983716306859542011-09-20T08:36:09.734-04:002011-09-20T08:36:09.734-04:00@Kathy, well Thank You for the invitation, and yes...@Kathy, well Thank You for the invitation, and yes the I-75 does few favours for most cities and towns we pass through. LOL. Kathy do you know when more details of the NGS 2012 will be posted?Lynn Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598994683893095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-19767583927027444692011-09-20T08:33:21.705-04:002011-09-20T08:33:21.705-04:00@MNFamilyHistorian, I initially did take the FGS C...@MNFamilyHistorian, I initially did take the FGS Conference under consideration, but after looking at this past year&#39;s list of lectures, I felt it was highly geared to those in Genealogical Societies, which I am not. I also felt timing was not right for me, being the last weekend before school goes back. I&#39;m glad to hear RootsTech was great, what was the one highlight or take away for you?Lynn Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598994683893095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-64263260886354510972011-09-20T08:32:15.803-04:002011-09-20T08:32:15.803-04:00Lynn,
I, too, would love to come up with the money...Lynn,<br />I, too, would love to come up with the money to go to RootsTech. However, as a Cincinnatian, and host of the NGS conference here, I&#39;d love to have you (and everyone else) come to Cincy in May. It usually is beautful here in May and no one should ever think that Cincinnati is what you see from I-75. Let me know if you have any questions.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794767603310709516.post-10079272152991113072011-09-20T06:44:37.637-04:002011-09-20T06:44:37.637-04:00I haven&#39;t been to NGS, so I can&#39;t help you...I haven&#39;t been to NGS, so I can&#39;t help you there, but <a href="http://mnfamilyhistorian.blogspot.com/2011/02/rootstech-2011-review.html" rel="nofollow">RootsTech 2011 was great</a>. However, your lists don&#39;t seem to include the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) conferences. I just attended the 2011 FGS conference in Springfield, Illinois. I wrote <a href="http://MNFamilyHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219791448054464725noreply@blogger.com